A blog for sharing of information and for a healthy discussion on Bank employees issues!!
*Please send news related to Bank Employees and your Queries, to my e-mail vetrinicchayam@gmail.com*
Follow me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/indianbankkumar

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Nearly 50% of hard earned profit by 10 lakh employeesis pocketed by Loan defaulters with assistant of policy makers.It is stated in Parliament without any shy that Rs. One lakh crore was written off in the last 5 years for Loan defaulters.When Bank employees demand for wage increase,the same policy makers say "Sorry, no money to give"The past and present PM/FM/IBA sang/sing the same song.Ther is no other go for employees to sing the song well known to them.That is " Struggle, Struggle and Strike"

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

RBI staff to join banking sector strike on Jan 7

Reserve Bank employees have decided to observe a strike on January 7, 2015, in solidarity with the cause of the United Forum of Bank Unions in the commercial banking sector.

The All-India Reserve Bank Employees Association and the All-India Reserve Bank Workers’ Federation have urged the RBI Governor to intervene to bring peace in the banking sector, stating that the RBI cannot remain a mute spectator.

The Association and Federation advised units to observe peaceful and organised action in all RBI offices and liaise with units of the United Forum in the run-up to the strike.

“We have got an important stake in bank employees’ success and achievements. Their settlement has provided us the basis of our wage negotiations, which are pending,” said Samir Ghosh and SV Mahadik, RBI employee union leaders.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

One comrade posted a question:Indian Bank KumarCome out of shadow. Be not afraid. Reveal your identity and your objective. Others deserve to know it.My reply:Nothing to hide. I am also a bank employee like every one of you. but I am more interested in union activities. I am not a union leader.My objective is to pass on all the information I am reading/receiving( taken from websites of all unions) and also thro e-mail. .I am answering doubts/queries raised by comrades with my little knowledge( read from settlements and various circulars.) and my experience.I am not posting anything without authencation.Union websites serve one way communication only.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

AIBOC reveal in their circular ..........Comrades, we have been receiving lot many queries about the decision of single day strike of 7th January, 2015. We would like to inform the background which led to the decision of one day strike. IBA, vide their Letter No. CIR/HR & IR/XBPS-1/996 dated 2nd December, 2014,had advised the member banks to update their respective Boards on the present status of the wage negotiations developments, its financial implications and if felt necessary, revisit the mandate. This being a very serious development was discussed in the Working Committee Meeting of Confederation held on 8th December, 2014, at Delhi. The Central Office drafted a letter and sent to all its Affiliates for onward submission to the Management of the respective Banks to thwart IBA’s tactics of delaying Wage Revision and also to obviate the possibility of tinkering with the earlier mandate. It was also decided that the same stand would be taken by our Representatives on the boards, when the agenda comes for discussion.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

National Organisation of Bank Workers - NOBWToday at 06:01 · A deligation of NOBW and NOBO under the leadership of Sri Lakshma Reddy VP B M S today met with Hon'ble Labour Minister and requested for intervention in deadlock of Bank Employees' wage revision.Minister assured to intervene in the forthcoming Conciliation meeting with DLC Mumbai scheduled for 17th Dec and advice the concerned accordingly.

Monday, December 15, 2014

AIBEA circular dt.12.12.2014
says………………..

10th
Bipartite Wage Revision Settlement……………it has been decided that
having regard to the various developments around us, it is advisable to
conclude the settlement at the earliest and for this purpose a practical
approach should be adopted by the Office Bearers / Negotiating Committee while
aiming to achieve a reasonable and adequate increase in wages and improvement
in service conditions keeping the priorities outlined by our Wages
Sub-committee and approved by our Central Committee.

Unfortunately, having regard to the
views of different constituents of UFBU, such a position has not emerged so
far. In the meantime, besides maintaining an adamant posture in the
negotiations, IBA has also written to all the Banks seeking their views on a
possible revised mandate which is wrought with serious implications.

…………………..we learn that while UFBU is
dealing with the issue, and a meeting of the UFBU is slated to be held on 17th
December to take further course of action, 4 Officers’ Organisations including
AIBOA have announced some separate agitational programmes commencing from 16th
December. Earlier also, one of the
constituents had announced separate programmes. We feel such steps would weaken
the common endeavours.

……………………..In
this background, our AIBEA Office-Bearers are meeting in Mumbai on 19th
& 20th December, 2014 to take a review of all these disturbing
developments and to take appropriate line of action for achieving early and
better wage revision.

We are sure that
our units will understand, appreciate and co-operate………..

Friday, December 12, 2014

Please refer to
the discussions held in Working Committee Meeting of our

Confederation
held on 8th December, 2014, at New Delhi, wherein, a decision was taken to

chalk out
programmes to intensify our struggle. Accordingly, the undersigned had a
detaileddiscussions with other three Officers' Organisations for a common
progamme which can be implemented by all the four officers’ organizations.

We are pleased
to inform that a consensus has been arrived at for a common programme.

A joint
communication has been issued by all four Officers' Organisations in this
regard which is appended here in below:

QUOTE:

ALL INDIA BANK
OFFICERS’ CONFEDERATION (AIBOC)

ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION (AIBOA)

INDIAN NATIONAL BANK OFFICERS’ CONGRESS
(INBOC)

NATIONAL
ORGANISATION OF BANK OFFICERS (NOBO)

`
Dated:11/12/2014

TO ALL
AFFILIATES/STATE UNITS/MEMBERS

Dear Comrades,

12th November
2014, an All India Stay out Strike by the entire workforce had evoked

no response from
all concerned in the Industry. Forced back to the wall, Association/Union

representatives
responded to the call of conciliation by Deputy CLC [C] on 01.12.2014 at

Mumbai,
maintained a reasonable stand to commence the negotiations by IBA.

Even to facilitate
the IBA to eke out an assurance from the Government authorities, we agreed to meet
at 16.00 hours after a brief adjournment.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS):The alleged job scam in the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) was bound to happen in the banking industry as such nationalised institutions have been engaging temporary hands across the country without any systematic recruitment, say senior union officials.The union officials said an equal or higher share of blame should be laid at the doors of the bank management for such occurrences."Even as the banks expanded their branch network there was no systematic recruitment of messengers. Bank branches hired local hands and paid them under the miscellaneous expenses head," C.H. Venkatachalam, general secretary of the All India Bank Employees' Association (AIEBA), told IANS.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

“Revolutionary
Salutes to all our constituent Units and the membership in toto – The Relay
Zonal Strikes started from 2nd December 2014 to till date have seen
unprecedented success, displaying the anguish and frustrati on of the bank
employees, who are being d enied the reasonable wage revision and also the
undue delay on the part of IBA in conclusion of the settlement.

We already
informed in our earlier circular about the total success of Relay Zonal Strike
observed in Southern Zone on 2nd instant, which had paralysed the
banking services throughout the Southern Zone.

We are glad
to inform that the Relay Zonal Strikes on 3rd December in Northern Zone, on 4th December in the Eastern Zone and
today in the Western Zone, have also ended in grand success.

Nearly 2.5 lakhs Bank employees and officers working in nearly 30000
branches
in Public Sector and Private Sector Banks in South India -
Tamil Nadu, Pondichery, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka, Kerala and
Lakshdweep -
struck work today at the call of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU)
demanding immediate and fair wage revision.
Bank staff from part time sweepers to the Chief Managers (scale IV)
participated in this strike.
Nearly 2.5 crores of instruments amounting to app. 1.75 lakh crores remained
uncleared
due to the strike.
The relay strikes will be held in NorthernZone on 03.12.2014, Eastern Zone on
04.12.2014 and western Zone on 05.12.2014 as per the call of the UFBU.